How (Not) to Form a Progressive Alliance: Lessons from the History of Left Cooperation

Britain’s political parties can be divided into two blocs: a ‘progressive bloc’ of parties on the left/centre‐left, and a ‘reactionary bloc’ of those on the right/centre‐right. In three of the last four general elections, the progressive bloc won an appreciably larger share of the popular vote than its reactionary rival. Yet its greater internal fragmentation has been repeatedly punished under first past the post, leading to what is now over a decade of Conservative‐led governments. This has prompted growing pressure to form a ‘progressive alliance’ between Labour, Liberal Democrats, Greens, and their Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish nationalist competitors. This article sheds a historical and international light on these demands, examining the difficulties other similar efforts at progressive cooperation have faced across the world. It considers how progressive alliances have previously sought to overcome geographical, ideological, and social divides between their constituent members, and draws some salutary lessons for British progressives today.     

How parties and interest groups protect their ties: The case of lobbying laws

Scholars have recently shown renewed interest in the study of party-interest group ties. According to previous studies, traditional ties between parties and organized interest are a matter of the past. Globalization, deindustrialization, and neoliberalism have posed serious challenges to their survival. Recent contributions suggest that, while these ties are indeed weaker than before, they have not disappeared. How do parties and groups protect their ties? This paper attempts to provide a partial, though often neglected, answer: their relationship survives when both actors work together to protect it. While previous literature identified regulatory policies, such as ethics and transparency regulations, as detrimental to party-group ties, their introduction is erroneously treated as independent from these ties. Through a comparative case study of the introduction of lobbying laws in Austria, Australia, and Ireland, this paper suggests that parties and groups shape the content of lobbying regulations in such a way to protect their relationship.     

不同时期党的先进性与时代精神

党的先进性是党建的永恒主题。党在不同历史时期将党的先进性教育与时代精神相结合,对党员进行教育,培养党员的时代精神。在中国共产党成立90周年之际,回顾党的先进性建设历史,有利于提高党的领导水平和执政能力。     

Lists and Lotteries: Rationing in the Housing Choice Voucher Program

This article investigates how the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program rations subsidies. HCV is the largest low-income housing assistance program in the United States. Despite the program’s size, millions of HCV-eligible households go without subsidy each year. Because the demand for support exceeds the supply of subsidies, HCV assistance is rationed through several mechanisms. These mechanisms and their relationship with the HCV system from both the client and administrator perspectives will be discussed. Implications of HCV rationing will also be discussed.     

提高党的社会动员能力,构建和谐社会

社会动员是社会发展工作的重要策略,也是政党的固有功能之一。中国共产党历来十分重视社会动员,纵观中国革命和建设的历程,党曾把社会动员视为一种基本的工作方法,并积累了宝贵经验。当前我国已进入了新的历史阶段,构建社会主义和谐社会是全国人民共同的奋斗目标,新时期我们更应该提升社会动员能力,以利于社会主义和谐社会建设。     

十六届中共中央政治局集体学习综论

十六届中共中央政治局在继承和发扬党的三代中央领导集体重视学习、善于学习的优良传统、理论联系实际的优良学风的基础上,一个突出的特点是中央政治局集体学习的制度化。44次集体学习是围绕着全面建设小康社会这个中心任务展开的。这些重视学习、加强学习的安排,带着战略眼光、历史眼光、世界眼光来学习的方法,对建设学习型政党发挥着重要的领导和示范作用。     

多维视阈下党的制度体系建设探讨

加强党的制度体系建设是当前党的制度建设的重中之重。制度学、哲学等其他学科在研究社会制度时，都主动跳出了单纯的“条文”分析的局限，把制度看成是由文化、观念、条文、组织等组成的体系或者系统。借鉴其他学科对制度体系的分析框架，我们认识到，要找准党的制度体系建设的正确途径，必须从思想、组织、内容等方面全面加强党的制度建设。     

海运履约方制度探析——兼谈对我国《海商法》实际承运人制度完善之启示

<鹿特丹规则>设定了海运履约方制度,并制定了一套与海运履约方相关的实质性赔偿机制,这一独具特色的制度使得调整多式联运的法律在海上货物运输中得以突破.我国<海商法>中的实际承运人相当于海运履约方,但实际承运人这一充满争议的制度一定程度上阻碍了我国海上货物运输的发展,在未来修改我国<海商法>之时有必要引进海运履约方来完善实...     

党内法规制度体系构建原则与进路——一个基本框架建构的视角

党内法规制度体系的法治化构建,既是丰富和完善中国特色社会主义法治体系的内在要求,也是推进党和国家治理现代化的现实需要。党的十八大以来,党内法规制度体系建设进展迅速,“两个维度三重标准”的党内法规制度体系框架结构已基本成型,但仍不足以完满体现党内法规制度体系的逻辑架构与运行机理。在遵循一般法治原理的基础上创新发展党内法规制度体系,坚持党章为本与上下有序、党内法规与国家法律衔接协调、系统构建与突出重点以及与时俱进与稳中求进的构建原则。从功能主义视角出发,构建“1+2+N”基本框架结构,以党章为根本遵循,明确党的领导法规制度和党的建设法规制度两条主线,并在两条主线上延展出多个具体的制度板块。     

试论党员主体地位的理论源流和中国化

中国共产党的党员主体地位理论,是马克思主义政党学说中国化的成果。尊重党员主体地位,保障党员民主权利,是党建理论和实践上的一个重大突破和创新。